diff --git a/fs/tracefs/event_inode.c b/fs/tracefs/event_inode.c
index a9c28a1d5dc8..01e99e98457d 100644
--- a/fs/tracefs/event_inode.c
+++ b/fs/tracefs/event_inode.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ static void release_ei(struct kref *ref)
 			entry->release(entry->name, ei->data);
 	}
 
-	call_rcu(&ei->rcu, free_ei_rcu);
+	call_srcu(&eventfs_srcu, &ei->rcu, free_ei_rcu);
 }
 
 static inline void put_ei(struct eventfs_inode *ei)